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Azerbaijan to host COP 29 UN Climate Conference
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climat ...
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Socio-economic development priorities for 2030 approved
President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to approve "Azerbaijan 2030: National Prioritie ...
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Azerbaijan to host COP 29 UN Climate Conference
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- Category: Local News | Published on Thursday, 14 December 2023 10:18 | Hits: 1806
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), more commonly known as COP 29, will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024.
The Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC has been a critical platform since 1995, bringing together countries annually to assess progress and strategize on combating climate change. COP 29 in Azerbaijan represents a continuation of these efforts, with nations collaborating to address one of the most pressing global challenges.
The conference will provide a platform for nations to share progress, challenges, and plans for a more sustainable and climate-resilient future. COP29, like its predecessors, will focus on advancing the goals of the UNFCCC to limit global warming, adapt to the impacts of climate change, and mobilize financing for investment in climate action.
The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference will include the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties, the 19th meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, and the sixth meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement that will convene to complete the first enhanced transparency framework and the new collective quantified goal on finance, among other matters. The 61st sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation will also meet.
The UNFCCC is a multilateral treaty adopted in 1992 with the ultimate aim of preventing dangerous human interference with the climate system. Since entering into force in 1994, the UNFCCC has provided the basis for international climate negotiations, including landmark agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol (1997) and the Paris Agreement (2015). Today there are 198 Parties to the Convention and the countries who have joined the UNFCCC meet to measure progress and negotiate multilateral responses to climate change.
The Conference of the Parties is the supreme governing body of the UNFCCC and is composed of representatives of the member states of the convention and accredited observers. The host country of the COP rotates among the five United Nations regional groups (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean, and Western European and Others), with regional group members determining which country from their region will make an offer to host the conference.
Socio-economic development priorities for 2030 approved
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- Category: Local News | Published on Tuesday, 02 February 2021 22:46 | Hits: 11795
President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to approve "Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities for Socio-Economic Development." Azerbaijan 2030 includes the following five socio-economic priorities to be implemented in the next decade:
- steadily growing competitive economy;
- a dynamic, inclusive society based on social justice;
- competitive human capital and the space for modern innovations;
- great return to the territories liberated from occupation;
- clean environment and "green growth" country.
The above-mentioned national priorities are also of particular importance for the implementation of the commitments arising from the United Nations Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall prepare within nine months the draft "Strategy of socio-economic development in 2021-2025" in accordance with the National Priorities and submit it to the President.
When preparing the draft "Strategy of socio-economic development in 2021-2025," the Cabinet of Ministers shall ensure effective cooperation with leading international organizations and specialized consulting companies as well as the involvement of relevant state bodies (institutions), scientific organizations, specialists and civil society institutions. The Cabinet of Ministers shall also inform the President once a year about the work done to implement the National Priorities and resolve other issues arising from this Order.
The relevant state bodies (institutions) shall take necessary measures to fulfill the tasks arising from the national priorities.
